Improvement in wardrobe-bedsteads



rrED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK CAULIER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WARDROBE-BEDSTEADS. v s I Specification forming part of Letters PatentNo. 183,367, dated October 17, 1876 ;v application filed March 16, 1876.

To all whom 'it may concern:

this specification, in which- Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of bedstead opened, and Fig. 2 a similar view of same closed. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, and Fig. 4 a perspective of bedstead.

rlhe object ot' my invention is to provide a Wardrobe-bedstead which, when elevated, will be retained in' position Withoutthe employment of Weights or springs, the head-board being arranged to slide between the posts and counter-balancing the body, to which latter it is secured by hinge-connections.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the head-board of a wardrobe bedstead, which is arranged to slide vertically in grooves b b in the posts B B, said posts being prevented from spreading by transverse connecting-barsV O C. D represents the body of the bedstead, composed, essentially, of the end rails d d1, side rails d2 d2, and bottom board d3. Said bod yis attached to the head-board A by hinges L a, so that when the former is elevated to a vertical position the latter will be depressed or lowered i'n the grooves b b, and vice versa. E represents a foot-piece projecting forwardly from the .posts B B, composed of the side brackets c e and connecting-board e1. F is a strip or bar hinged to tbe'bottom board at f f, and provided with pins or rollers f1 f1, which move in grooves or Ways c2 c2 in the side brackets e c. j'2f2 are anti-friction rollers sustained on said brackets, and on which the bar Frests and moves. G represents the footboard, which is divided horizontally at g into two sections, g1 and g2. The section g1 is fast to the foot or end rail d1, so that said section shall be vertical when the body is lowered and horizontal when said body is raised. The section g2, on-the contrary, is hinged to the body at g3, so that it may always occupy a vertical position, whether said body be lowered or extended for use or elevated when not in use. h hare pins or studs for retaining thel mattress in place when the bed is elevated. The lower extremities of the feet g4 should be beveled, as shown, to prevent their being accidentally turned in under the body D when the latter is in the horizontal position required for occupancy. I represents a handle, for convenience in raising and'lowering the body D.

'Ihe clothing and pillows are intended to remain between the body and head-board when the former is elevated, there being ample space for the purpose.

To avoid wear, iron shoes or plates may be inserted in the grooves or ways e2 c2, and on the under side ot' the bar F above the rollers f2f2.

What I claim as my invention is l. The head-board A, arranged to slide vertically, substantially as shown and described. 2. The head-board and body ot' a wardrobebedstead, united by a hinged connection, and so combined and arranged that the former counterbalances the latter when elevated, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with the foot-piece E, the bar F, hinged to the body D, substantially as shown and set forth.

4. The sliding head-board A, grooved posts B B, body D, foot-piece E, hinged bar F, and

sectional foot-board G, the several parts beiu g constructed and combined substantially as shown and set forth, to form a wardrobe-bedstead.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of March, 1876. l

FREDERICK GAULIER. Witnesses:

GEO. G. SHELMERDINE, M. DANI.. CoNNoLLY. 

